Cop arrested for smuggling out bullets Nov 5, 2008
"The batch number suggests that the ammunition had been smuggled out long back," said Joy Biswas, Barasat subdivisional police officer. Chakraborti was transferred to two police stations, which barred him from continuing with his racket and in early 2000 revived his connections during his posting at CID. Using his old contacts, he again started smuggling ammunition and police suspect that his racket had spread to other police training camps, too. (Times of India)
Bus workers go on strike against tough road law Oct 19, 2008
In North 24-Parganas, bus services were suspended in Barrackpore and Barasat. It was the same in Barasat. (Times of India)
WB: Woman saves hubby from rehab Jul 13, 2008
BARASAT: It was a fight that lasted three days. Armed with a court order, 23-year-old Sujata Das sat on dharna outside a Barasat drug rehab centre, waiting for husband Rajesh Chandra Das (35) to be released ... On July 14, 2007, Rajesh was packed off to the Barasat rehab centre in Sujata's absence. (India Times, India)
WB couple vow to end life together Jul 1, 2008
KOLKATA: Having been together through thick and thin for two decades, fighting off poverty and working hard to make ends meet, a couple from Barasat now wants to end their lives together. The reason: husband Biswanath Das, 50, can't afford to treat his wife Swapna's kidney ailment. (India Times, India)
I did not know rule, claims Barreto Mar 21, 2008
That is an illegal transaction," a Customs department source said. Around 11 am, Barreto was formally charged with smuggling and arrested under the Customs Act, 1962. The foreign exchange department may also book him under the Foreign Exchange Management Act if it finds sufficient evidence. While being whisked away to the Barasat SDJM court, Barreto blurted out: "I didnt know carrying foreign currency was a crime. " In the court, the defence counsels moved a bail plea, maintaining their... (Times of India)
WB teacher molests teen in lab Feb 20, 2008
"She was in shock. She later told her class teacher and me what had happened," the mother, a resident of Barasat's Hridaypur, said ... Seeing the situation spinning out of control, school authorities got in touch with Barasat police station. (India Times, India)
Big Brother feels bandh bite Feb 7, 2008
Barasat MLA Bithika Mandal stormed the office of the additional district magistrate (General) and forced the staff to vacate the building. FB men went berserk, overturning tables and other furniture before throwing out the few government officials who had turned up for work. (Times of India)
Kolkata train services affected as Ganguly fans block tracks Jan 21, 2008
KOLKATA: Train services in two sections of Eastern Railway were on Monday affected as irate supporters of Sourav Ganguly put up a blockade at Barasat in North 24 Parganas protesting against the cricketer's exclusion from the Indian team for the triangular tournament in Australia ... As a result, train services between Barasat-Bongaon and Barasat-Hasnabad sections were affected. (India Times, India -- Community News)
4 killed in factory fire in Kolkata Sep 26, 2007
In a similar incident on August 28, three children were charred to death in a blast at a firecracker unit in a village near Barasat. The kids, aged between 10 and 14, were child labourers. (India Times, India)
Villagers on edge, suspicious of govt officials Mar 18, 2007
The state's plan to acquire land close to this site for the North-South corridor that will connect Barasat and Raichak has also encountered resistance from villagers. Loading. (India Times, India -- Community News)
West Bengal CM to address rally at Haripal Feb 15, 2007
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee will also hold a rally at Barasat. She is likely to address a meeting at Singur on February 17. (Zee News)
A dignified farewell for Kolkata pets Jan 3, 2007
I have seen some weeping inconsolably at the burial site, like they would for their dear ones," said Santosh Mondal, in charge of Karuna Kunj pet burial ground run by Compassionate Crusader Trust (CCT). CCT provides 24-hour burial service. From celebrities like Rudrapasad Sengupta to a housewife from Sealdah, pet lovers do not mind shelling out a premium as burial charge. The fee for such burial services is Rs 1,000. If a hearse is hired for carrying the dead to the graveyard, the charge... (India Times, India -- Community News)
